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Newborn Skin Bilirubin Screening

Idaho rates for HCPCS 88720

This test uses a small handheld sensor placed against the skin to estimate the level of bilirubin, a yellow pigment that builds up in newborn jaundice. It gives a quick reading without needing a blood draw, making it a convenient way to screen babies for jaundice before deciding whether a blood test is needed. Elevated readings prompt closer monitoring or further blood testing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Newborn Skin Bilirubin Screening cost?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $10.23 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.51$5.89 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.23$5.50 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $26Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $26
$5$10$20$50facility $10professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$7.24
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.46
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$18.20
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$19.05
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$8.32

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Idaho· 13th of 51

$8.71

NE $16.60DC $3.80

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.